Burnt Store Marina, Florida
census-designated place in Lee County, Florida
Burnt Store Marina is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,890 at the 2020 census, up from 1,793 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Burnt Store Marina is located in northwestern Lee County. It is bordered to the south by the city of Cape Coral and to the north by Charlotte County. The west side of the community fronts on Charlotte Harbor, and the east side follows Burnt Store Road. It is 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Fort Myers, the Lee county seat, and 13 miles (21 km) south of Punta Gorda.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2), or 21.50%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Burnt Store Marina had a population of 1,890. The median age was 71.3 years.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2489974. VIAF identifies the subject as 158310773. The Library of Congress control number is n83030443. Authority coordinates are 26.766, -82.051. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2010.
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